Unseparable prefix for verbs
In the participle form, most regular german verbs take the prefix ge-, e.g.:
English: love becomes loved
German: lieben turns into geliebt
However, verbs starting with the following 8 prefixes only take the -t suffix:
Be- Emp- Ent- Er- Ge- Miss- Ver- Zer-
E.g.: begeistern turns into begeistert, missachten becomes missachtet…
A french sentence helps me remember them:
Zer- Be- Er Ge- Miss- Ent- Emp- Ver- becomes “Cerbère, j’ai mis en enfer.” (I put Cerberos in Hell)
Find your own trick to remember these eight prefixes and try to spot them in your daily routine!